{"product_id":"savage-mountain-9781935248651","title":"Savage Mountain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Smelcer clearly knows his way around Alaskan mountains.\"--David Roberts, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mountain of My Fear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eEdge of Nowhere\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A survival story, but one with a strong heart.\"--\u003ci\u003eForeWord Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A thought-provoking and moving coming-of-age story.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Another gripping literary triumph for Smelcer.\"--\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eLone Wolves\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A beautiful and moving story of courage and love.\"--Ray Bradbury\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An engaging tale of survival, love, and courage.\"--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" Smelcer] promises to further solidify his status as 'Alaska's modern day Jack London.'\"--Suzanne Steinert, \u003ci\u003eMushing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Powerful, eloquent, and fascinating, showcasing a vanishing way of life in rich detail.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Combines good old-fashioned adventure . . . with heart-tugging moments of clarity and poignancy that recall \u003ci\u003eJulie of the Wolves\u003c\/i\u003e.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A compassionate and inspiring tale . . . highlights the importance of family, community, and heritage.\"--\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrothers Sebastian and James Savage decide to climb one of the highest Alaskan mountains to prove themselves to their father. Inspired by true events, \u003ci\u003eSavage Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e is not a story of father-son reconciliation, but a touching story of two brothers who test their limits and learn that no matter how different they might be, the strongest bond of all is brotherhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Smelcer\u003c\/b\u003e is poetry editor of \u003ci\u003eRosebud\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of more than forty books. He is an Alaskan native of the Ahtna tribe, and a skilled mountaineer. He divides his time between Talkeetna, Alaska, and Kirksville, Missouri, where he teaches in the department of communications studies at Truman State University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Leapfrog Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781935248651\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2015 pg. 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Smelcer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36671032590492,"sku":"9781935248651","price":10.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_098fdd15-1248-497c-8b76-da9886d0705e.jpg?v=1603924274","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/savage-mountain-9781935248651","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}